Where Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative Competencies Are Addressed in This Training
This training activity covers nearly all competencies developed by the Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative, a collaborative of three obesity-related medical professional societies that aims to “promote and disseminate comprehensive obesity medicine education across the continuum spanning undergraduate medical education (UGME), graduate medical education (GME), and fellowship training”1. The only competencies met to a lesser extent are those more relevant to later practice, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. The following competencies are covered in this training (Lists both cases and activities (modules) covering each competency):
Patient Care And Procedural Skills
- Elicits comprehensive obesity-focused medical history.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Modules: Intro/Evaluation, Medical Comorbidities)
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Change, Dietary Change)
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Modules: Weight-Loss Surgery) - Performs and documents a comprehensive physical examination for the assessment of obesity.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Dave Abbott
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Modules: Intro/Evaluation, Medical Comorbidities)
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Weight-Loss Surgery) - Effectively applies clinical reasoning skills when ordering and interpreting appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests during the evaluation of patients with obesity.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Modules: Intro/Evaluation, Medical Comorbidities)
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Weight-Loss Surgery) - Utilizes evidence-based models of health behavior change to assess patients’ readiness to change in order to effectively counsel patients for weight management.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, William Golden, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Change, Dietary Change, Motivational Interviewing) - Engages the patients and their support systems in shared decision- making by incorporating their values and preferences in the development of a comprehensive personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Dietary Change, Motivational Interviewing)
Medical Knowledge
- Demonstrates knowledge of obesity epidemiology.
Activity:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation) - Demonstrates knowledge of energy homeostasis and weight regulation.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation)
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Change, Dietary Change) - Demonstrates knowledge of anthropometric (body composition) measurements and clinical assessments of energy expenditure.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation)
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes: Dietary Change - Demonstrates knowledge of the etiologies, mechanisms, and biology of obesity.
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation)
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Biology/Pharma) - Demonstrates knowledge of obesity-related comorbidities and the corresponding benefits of body mass index (BMI) reduction.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Medical Comorbidities) - Applies knowledge of the principles of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of obesity to the development of a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco, William Golden, Xavier Harris
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation)
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Interventions, Dietary Change) - Applies knowledge of obesity treatment guidelines to the development of a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activities:
Basics of Obesity Medicine (Module: Intro/Evaluation)
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Module: Lifestyle Change) - Applies knowledge of using nutrition interventions to develop a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Module: Dietary Change) - Applies knowledge of using physical activity interventions to develop a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott
Activities:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Module: Lifestyle Change) - Applies knowledge of using behavioral interventions to develop a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Carlos Watson, Betty Craft
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Change, Dietary Change, Motivating Patients) - Applies knowledge of using pharmacological treatments of obesity as part of a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan. Case: Rebecca Collins
Activity:
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Biology/Pharma) - Applies knowledge of the surgical treatments of obesity as part of a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Cases: Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activities:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Module: Lifestyle Change)
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Weight-Loss Surgery) - Applies knowledge of emerging treatment modalities for obesity to the development of a comprehensive, personalized obesity management care plan.
Case: Dave Abbott
Activity:
Biology and Adjunctive Treatments (Module: Weight-Loss Surgery)
Interpersonal And Communication Skills
- Uses appropriate language in verbal, nonverbal, and written communication that is non-biased, non-judgmental, respectful, and empathetic when communicating with patients with obesity.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Modules: Lifestyle Change, Dietary Change, Motivational Interviewing) - Uses appropriate language in verbal, nonverbal, and written communication that is non-biased, non-judgmental, respectful, and empathetic when communicating about patients with obesity with colleagues within one’s profession and other members of the healthcare team.
Cases: Miranda Jones, Carlos Watson, Betty Craft, William Golden, Rebecca Collins, Xavier Harris, Dave Abbott, Stacy Murdock
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes: (Modules: Dietary Change, Motivational Interviewing) - Demonstrates awareness of different cultural views regarding perceptions of desired weight and preferred body shape when communicating with the patient, family, and other members of the healthcare team.
Cases: Carlos Watson, Aaron Limbaco, Betty Craft, Xavier Harris
Activity:
Motivating Patients & Lifestyle Changes (Module: Motivational Interviewing)
Reference
- Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative. Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative Obesity Competencies.; 2018. https://obesitymedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Obesity-Medicine-Education-Collaborative-Competencies-Web.pdf. Accessed May 22, 2019.
